[WEB4LIB] Re: Cd Launch from Web Browser

[Dennis Brantley]

Christopher Stewart wrote:
> 
> Yes, use Citrix Metaframe and NT Terminal Server. This allows for you to move
> beyond the restrictions of the LAN (easy to launch application in a browser so
> long as the software is still on the desktop, right? ) and serve PC/LAN
> applications from within a Web browser, independent of having search software
> installed on the desktop. Using Citrix and NT, you can serve up any
> desktop/client-server application over the Web. windows sessions run entirely
> on the server, making this a server-based solution. The desktop OS (Windows
> NT) appears in the browser window. Full print re-direction is offered. We use
> this set-up to deliver DOS and Windows based CDs to IIT library users all over
> the world. All they need is a current browser.
> 
> btw: Cirtix Metaframe was designed for thin-client networks.
> 

One fine point:  if using Windows Terminal Server, _each_ user is also
required to have either a Windows NT workstation license or a Terminal
Server License, and an NT Client access license.

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